about it, she insisted on tagging along. Bringing a best friend to screen a potential suitor w

them in the cafe turned out

ensington was a well-known lawyer, coming from a solid middle-class family of gentle, well-educ

ded to keep seeing each other as friends. There was

t time I've known of you. At a banquet a couple of years ago, I saw you-acting as Mr. Holland's secretary at the time-kick a sleazy execut

ney gave him the right to prey on young girls. Over the years, Jaylyn had dealt with all sorts of human trash, but that day, she simply couldn't hold bac

softly, "was my younger sister. Since th

uality man was willing

olite, graceful smile. Beside her, Paige was al

d was suddenly interrupted by

tary B

's. She looked at Jaylyn, then glanced at Julian wit

Evie. Crossing her long legs, she leaned back and le

er messy history she had with Haiden had absolutely nothing to do w

ned a flawless, professional smil

ctly unreadable, but his cold, hea

c expression. "I'm sorry, I just assumed Secretary Brennan wasn't planning on dating anytime soon. After all, it hasn't bee

he part where Jaylyn had clearly stated her boundaries in the past. To an outsider, Evie's w

solutely loathed this kind of m

ce dripping with sarcasm. "Unlike some women who are full of schemes

sneered, "Besides, Jaylyn was just blind once, and now her taste has improved.

. She knew Jaylyn and Haiden's relationship had ended "peacefully" on paper. But Jaylyn had given seven years of her youth to that man. Even a dog would shed

ted, but Jaylyn knew she had to

his jaw ticking with irritation, Jaylyn didn't cower,

bsolute calmness. Her voice was light, perfectly

aige is just straightforward, please don't take her words to heart. However, Mr. Kensington and I a

dismissive sentence, she drew an unbreakable boundary, effectively telling